• Australian Labor Party Representative for Franklin
• Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (since 29 Jul 2024)
• Entered House of Representatives on 24 November 2007 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Agriculture Industry (1 Apr 2026)

“I want to thank my fabulous Tasmanian colleague the member for Bass. I know that the member for Bass has been talking to farmers and primary producers in her electorate, like many people in this building have, about how the war in the Middle East is impacting them at the moment and impacting globally. Certainly we understand that the work our farmers and foresters do underpins our food...”

Questions without Notice: Agriculture Industry (31 Mar 2026)

“I do want to thank the member for Hunter for that question. I know that his region has some great produce that he's very proud of, and he also knows why it's really important to keep our food system production very, very strong indeed. As I've said previously in this place, Australia does produce more food than we consume. But we do know that the conflict in the Middle East is having impacts...”

Questions without Notice: Agriculture Industry (30 Mar 2026)

“I want to thank our fabulous member for Paterson, who—for those of you that don't know—did chair a critical report into our food security, which is really coming to the fore in the current climate in which we find ourselves dealing with the impact of this conflict in the Middle East. She understands just how important it is. We, the government, have been laser focused on helping...”

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 2 comments on this Representative's speeches — above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 479 times in debates — above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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